Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

golfaholic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gol-fa-holic
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A golf enthusiast.

Slang

Etymology

Etymology tree Middle Scots golfbor. English golf Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic كُحُول (kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholbor. Middle English alcofol English alcohol Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English alcoholic English -oholic English -aholic English golfaholic From golf + -aholic.

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Questions

What does golfaholic mean?
A golf enthusiast.
Where does golfaholic come from?
Etymology tree Middle Scots golfbor. English golf Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic كُحُول (kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholbor. Middle English alcofol English alcohol Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English alcoholic English -oholic English -aholic English golfaholic From golf + -aholic.

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